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This blog will document my adventures in Django, the Python web framework.  It is a direct fork of my Linux Info blog, but will be specifically utilized for documenting my Django activity.  Though my aim is to post Django code and examples that are helpful, there will most certainly be better/different ways to approach various challenges.  Any comments are much appreciated.
Joe
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